In November 1971, a bone-stock Coupe de Ville entered the legendary Cannonball Run cross-country race and finished third overall, posting the fastest average speed of any car in the event.
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Lead trim: DeVille 500 cu in V8 (210 hp, 1975) · up to 345 hp
Cadillac DeVille1971–1976
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FactIn November 1971, a bone-stock Coupe de Ville entered the legendary Cannonball Run cross-country race and finished third overall, posting the fastest average speed of any car in the event.
As with all GM full-size lines, the De Ville was completely redesigned for 1971: the new GM bodies set a record for interior width (62.1 in front and 64.0 in rear shoulder room on Cadillac) not matched by any car until the full-size GM rear-wheel-drive models of the early to mid-1990s, with individually housed squared-off headlamps set wider apart, a V-shaped eggcrate grille, a wide hood with hidden wipers, fender skirts, a fiber-optic "lamp monitor" and a curved instrument panel. In November 1971 a showroom-stock 1971 Coupe de Ville placed third in the Cannonball Run with the highest average speed, 84.6 mph, averaging 8.9 mpg. It rode a 130.0 in wheelbase on the C-body: 225.8 in long in 1971, 227.4 in in 1972, 227.8 in in 1973 and 230.7 in for 1974–76, 79.8 in wide, 54.5 in high (54.6 in in 1974, 54.3 in for 1975–76), 4,900–5,400 lb. The standard engine remained the 472 cu in (7.7 L) V8, but for unleaded fuel the compression ratio fell from 10:1 to 8.5:1, cutting SAE gross horsepower from 375 to 345 and torque from 525 to 500 lb-ft; for 1975 the 210 hp 500 cu in (8.2 L) V8, used exclusively in the Eldorado since 1970, became the standard engine, with electronic fuel injection optional from March 1975, and dual rectangular headlamps and thin D-pillar opera windows on sedans arrived. The "d'Elegance" package remained available through 1984.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVille 472 cu in V8 (1972–1974) | 1972–1974 | 7.7 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| DeVille 472 cu in V8 (345 hp gross, 1971) | 1971–1971 | 7.7 L V8 | 345 hp | 500 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| DeVille 500 cu in V8 (1976) | 1976–1976 | 8.2 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| DeVille 500 cu in V8 (210 hp, 1975) | 1975–1975 | 8.2 L V8 | 210 hp | 380 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Photographs
The last Cadillac sold as a DeVille was the 2005 sedan, then Cadillac's largest model.
The 1994 DeVille redesign was the first generation in Cadillac's history to drop the two-door Coupe DeVille entirely, after years of shrinking demand for it.
In 1986, Cadillac would sell you a factory-installed car phone for the DeVille — for $2,850, nearly as much as a whole econobox cost at the time.
In 1980, Cadillac swapped the DeVille's 7-liter V8 for a smaller Malaise-era 6.0-liter unit, and 0-60 time ballooned from 10.9 seconds to 13.6, with top speed dropping from 116 mph to 106.
In November 1971, a bone-stock Coupe de Ville entered the legendary Cannonball Run cross-country race and finished third overall, posting the fastest average speed of any car in the event.
The 1967 Coupe de Ville's privacy-glass roofline wasn't a Cadillac original — it was lifted straight off the Florentine show car built for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
For 1963, Cadillac let DeVille buyers choose from 143 different interior combinations — wool, leather, or nylon upholstery, with wood veneer facings — an all-time record for the brand.
When the DeVille became its own series in 1959, with those huge sharp tailfins and bullet taillights, it sold over 53,000 units — about 37% of every Cadillac sold that year.
Rivals
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